[Coronary embolism: a not so rare cause of myocardial infarction? Review of the literature about five suspected cases of patients in atrial fibrillation].
Five cases of myocardial infarction suspected to be due to coronary embolism are presented. All five patients had atrial fibrillation (AF), four of them with nonvalvular AF. The literature regarding coronary embolism is reviewed; the clinical manifestations and the place of AF are discussed.
Gully
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Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier départemental Les-Oudairies, route de Cholet, 85925 La-Roche-sur-Yon cedex 9, France. claude.gully@chd-vendee.fr
Baron
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Nguyen Khak
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O
Ridard
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C
Lipp
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D
Zeninari
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B
Orion
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*